City Vision campaign launch 2022
Good people for a great city City Vision’s campaign for the local government elections 2022 has officially launched with a powerful welcome by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and inspiring speeches from Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick, Hon Michael Wood (a City Vision alumni first...
Chamberlain Park Redevelopment FAQs
Image source: Chamberlain Park Masterplan, Albert-Eden Local Board. The Albert-Eden Local Board has been working with the community on plans to widen the uses of Chamberlain Park to restore the ecology of the park and make better use of the available open space for...
Graeme Easte: Albert-Eden Local Board (Owairaka subdivision)
A self-employed researcher and genealogist resident in Mount Albert, I have been a community activist for many years, working closely with local neighbourhood and environmental groups. Following 18 years as a community board member and city councillor, I’ve served the...
Call for safety improvements at railway level crossings
For 15 years Graeme Easte has campaigned for a programme to grade separate over 40 railway level crossings on the Auckland network. At last, Council has voted $424 million for this work in the 2018-2028 LTP – but it will take many years to deliver so he is now...From our Facebook page
Auckland Council's 23/24 budget is out for consultation. It proposes selling assets and massive cuts to arts, events, community grants and services in response to a forecast $295m financial hole.![]()
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Find out at the launch of a Better Budget for Auckland.![]()
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On Thursday 16 March at 6pm-7pm at an online public meeting on a better budget for Auckland, we'll be hearing from Craig Renney (economist, Council of Trade Unions), Cissie Rock (facilitator and community development expert), and India Logan-Riley (climate justice campaigner) about the proposed Auckland Council budget. They will be speaking about an alternative budget, and will show that another budget - and another future for Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland - is possible. There will then be a chance for questions. Please register to attend here, and share this link with your friends and colleagues: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G6v4AdffQJu2C3WzTS4N9A. After you register you will get information about how to join the webinar. ![]()
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(Photo: Mural on the Grey Lynn RSC car park by Dan Tippet )
An important part of the role for our elected representatives is reporting back to the community.![]()
Here is Councillor Julie Fairey weekly update.